Alco-Buddy Prevents Drunk Driving

The New York Times published an article on April 16, 2011 entitled “Helping Drunk Drivers Avoid Tickets, but Not Wrecks.” The article is intended to alert the public about a controversial new BlackBerry, iPhone and Android app that helps drunken drivers evade sobriety checkpoints. To the law-abiding sober driver, there’s nothing more annoying than being delayed at a sobriety checkpoint. But to the drunk driver, is the information these apps providing going to be particularly useful? The writer says, in summary, “General alerts are good: they help spread the word and deter drunken driving.” But pinpointing the location of sobriety checkpoints with a pushpin on a GPS device still does nothing to help prevent the deaths of the approximately 11,000 people a year that are killed by alcohol-impaired drivers. Isn’t there a way to stop drunk drivers BEFORE they get behind the wheel?

The answer might just be hanging on the wall in your local pub. And with its bold colors and bright flashing lights, it’s hard to resist the temptation to try it after a couple of drinks. It’s called Alco-Buddy and it’s the newest vending machine concept from President and CEO of Alco-Buddy, John Berlingieri.

Berlingieri gives credit to his grandfather for teaching him how to machine metal at a young age. While on vacation in Europe as a young man, Berlingeri came across an alcohol breathalyzer vending machine in a pub. He took the idea stateside and together with the engineering experience he inherited, he created the Alco-Buddy.

Berlingieri believes he is saving peoples lives by offering this valuable service to the community. “The Alco-Buddy alcohol breathalyzer vending machine is an intelligent and simple way to check your B.A.C. (blood alcohol content) before venturing out on the roads” say Berlingieri. “It reduces the number of impaired or intoxicated people driving and assists to educate patrons to moderate an appropriately pace their drinking.”

The law comes down hard on drunk drivers, these days. The Times & Transcript reported that “a judge who previously warned that she would consider jailing first-time drunk drivers who had high blood-alcohol levels and exhibited poor driving followed through on that pledge in court” when she sentenced a drunk driving offender, whose B.A.C. was three times the legal limit, to eight days in jail.

Could a device like the Alco-Buddy breathalyzer vending machine help drunk drivers avoid jail time, prevent them from even getting behind the wheel or encourage them to call a designated driver? Berlingeiri believes that it does. “Prevention is key. Drunk driving is a serious problem in this country and can not only lead to tragedy but also jail time, loss of your license and increased insurance rates” says Berlingieri. “Alco-Buddy can help prevent drunk driving by providing patrons with accurate information quickly so they can make a responsible decision, stay off the roads and find another way home.”

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